I have written a couple of times before about my experiences at Meijers Dept store. I was in the pet/lawn & garden/seasonal dept.
The floral dept was also a part of our little section having the same manager; yet still was separate. I used to cover for the lady there when she went on breaks. Sometimes, I was there all day if she called in sick, or whatever reason.
This one day I will never forget... This middle aged lady, nicely dressed, very pleasant, came in and picked out 21 "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" mylar balloons. The most mylar balloons blown up at one point in time (in my experience, I'm sure others have/had blown up more), up til this lady, was about 5. I blew up the balloons and arranged them as nicely as I could and according to her wishes. However, I was still curious as to the number of them.
Turns out her son had died shortly after his 21st birthday. He had complained for quite a while about chest pains. Because he was young, the doctors only would run tests up to a certain point. I do not remember the ailment he had (after he was dead, gone, and autopsied), but it was a simple test. The doctors did not perform it because it was normally done on older people, @ 50 - 60 +. If the test had been run, he would still be alive as it was a treatable condition. Needless to say, he dropped dead and was found on the floor by his mother.
The day I blew up the balloons was about 1 year after his death. She was calm, but sad. I did not say much more as I felt she was close to breaking down. I remember watching her head off towards the cash registers with all those gay, festive balloons trailing along.
Give the roses while they are alive to enjoy it..
two cents ¢¢
The floral dept was also a part of our little section having the same manager; yet still was separate. I used to cover for the lady there when she went on breaks. Sometimes, I was there all day if she called in sick, or whatever reason.
This one day I will never forget... This middle aged lady, nicely dressed, very pleasant, came in and picked out 21 "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" mylar balloons. The most mylar balloons blown up at one point in time (in my experience, I'm sure others have/had blown up more), up til this lady, was about 5. I blew up the balloons and arranged them as nicely as I could and according to her wishes. However, I was still curious as to the number of them.
Turns out her son had died shortly after his 21st birthday. He had complained for quite a while about chest pains. Because he was young, the doctors only would run tests up to a certain point. I do not remember the ailment he had (after he was dead, gone, and autopsied), but it was a simple test. The doctors did not perform it because it was normally done on older people, @ 50 - 60 +. If the test had been run, he would still be alive as it was a treatable condition. Needless to say, he dropped dead and was found on the floor by his mother.
The day I blew up the balloons was about 1 year after his death. She was calm, but sad. I did not say much more as I felt she was close to breaking down. I remember watching her head off towards the cash registers with all those gay, festive balloons trailing along.
Give the roses while they are alive to enjoy it..
two cents ¢¢
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